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winged

adjective \ˈwiŋd also except for 1a(2) ˈwiŋ-əd\

: having wings

Full Definition of WINGED

1
a (1) :  having wings <winged seeds> (2) :  having wings of a specified kind —used in combination <strong-winged>
b :  using wings in flight
2
a :  soaring with or as if with wings :  elevated
b :  swift, rapid
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First Known Use of WINGED

14th century

Other Botany Terms

annual, burgeon, chloroplast, nomenclature, succulent, sylvan, xylem

Rhymes with WINGED

ringed, stringed
WINGED Defined for Kids

winged

adjective \ˈwiŋd, ˈwiŋ-əd\

Definition of WINGED for Kids

:  having wings or winglike parts <winged insects>

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56 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. winged
  2. wing
  3. winged bean
  4. winged disk
  5. winged elm
  6. winged everlasting
  7. winged pea
  8. winged pigweed
  9. winged spindle tree
  10. winged thistle
  11. winged yam
  12. angular-winged katydid
  13. bay-winged bunting
  14. black-winged kite
  15. black-winged stilt
  16. blue-winged goose
  17. blue-winged teal
  18. blue-winged warbler
  19. broad-winged hawk
  20. bronze-winged duck
  21. clear-winged grasshopper
  22. cloudy-winged whitefly
  23. glaucous-winged gull
  24. golden-winged warbler
  25. gold-winged woodpecker
  26. green-winged teal
  27. leather-winged
  28. net-winged
  29. pennant-winged nightjar
  30. pied-winged coot
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